Friday, July 13, 2018

John Berry has released a lyric video for his new single, “Beautifully Broken,” which is the featured title-track for the upcoming movie of the same name. The exclusive announcement was featured on Center Stage Magazine and My Jam Music Network. The inspiring single is climbing the MusicRow Charts and currently at number 38 after a 22 year span between hit radio songs. Watch the lyric video here.

““Beautifully Broken is moving, emotional, relatable, and inspiring," said Missy Wolf, Center Stage Magazine. "John Berry's ability to deliver the message with the perfect emotion is what makes this song so much more powerful than the lyrics alone. It sends chills down your spine.”

“You can feel the emotion just pouring out of John Berry in this amazing performance," says David S. Zucker, CEO, My Jam Music Network " It's a very powerful song that will certainly touch the hearts of a lot of people.”

“This song has opened doors and opened hearts in ways no one has expected,” states John Berry. “To be on the charts again with such an inspiring song is a gift and I am so grateful to be a part of this movie and all that has happened because of it.”

The movie, "Beautifully Broken," is based on the true story of two families from different worlds, each facing a crisis beyond their control. As their lives cross, together they find hope rising out of tragedy. This journey reveals the divine tapestry of God’s love and guidance, where they learn first-hand the power of forgiveness and reconciliation, and the healing that comes from helping others.

"Beautifully Broken" is based on the true story of two families from different worlds, each facing a crisis beyond their control. As their lives cross, together they find hope rising out of tragedy. This journey reveals the divine tapestry of God’s love and guidance, where they learn first-hand the power of forgiveness and reconciliation, and the healing that comes from helping others. A refugee's escape, a prisoner's promise, and a daughter's painful secret converge in this inspiring real life story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.

—Randy Hartley and Eric Welch

In 1994, the Mwizerwa family lived through the horrific genocide in Rwanda where nearly one million people were killed in just one hundred days - including their parents and most members of their extended families. By the grace of God, William’s family (his wife, Ebralie, and their four children) survived the massacre. Running from their home without taking anything, they made a dangerous journey to Nairobi, Kenya. William came to the United States in May of 1998 and became very active at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville.

Big Film Factory has pegged a release date for its film Beautifully Broken which will be released theatrically on Aug. 24 via ArtAffects. The film is about a refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret that converge in what is a true story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation. It will be released into 600 theaters. The Beautifully Broken cast includes Scott William Winters (Lethal Weapon, Good Will Hunting), Benjamin Onyango (God’s Not Dead, Inception), Emily Hahn (Toy Story 3, Fresh Off The Boat), Eric Roberts, Jessica Obilom (Trafficked), Caitlin Nicol-Thomas (Nashville), Alan Powell(Quantico), Eugene Khumbanyiwa (District 9), Tammi Arender (Pitch Perfect 2), and television personality Thomasina “Goo Goo” Atkins (Mary Mary). Christian music artists Toby McKeehan and Michael W. Smith also make appearances in the film.

The film was directed by Eric Welch (DC Talk: Welcome to the Freak Show) and written by Brad Allen, Chuck Howard and Martin Michael (I Am Not Ashamed), along with Mark McCann (Harmony). It is produced by Allen, Michael and Howard, along with Lisa Arnold (Caged No More), Jarred Coates (God’s Not Dead), Michelle S. Duffie (War Room, The Shack). The executive producer is Randy Hartley (Through the Valley).

The movie also features title song Beautifully Broken, performed by three artists: Dove Award-winning pop singer Plumb, Grammy Award-winning country artist John Berry, and Grammy Award-winning gospel artist CeCe Winans. The song is written by Plumb and Jenny Slate Lee and produced Howard.